How Brandon McCarthy's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Compares to Similar Players

Brandon McCarthy posted a career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play of .305, near the starting pitcher average of .288 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season came in 2008, posting .246, below the starting pitcher average of .304 that year. The highest point came in 2018 at .339, above the starting pitcher average of .295 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .287 in 2016 to .311 in 2017 and .339 in 2018. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 13 seasons.

Brandon McCarthy Lifetime Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play

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Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Per Season

Brandon McCarthy's Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play per season line chart

Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play by Team

Brandon McCarthy's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Brandon McCarthy's career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play year-over-year waterfall chart

Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Brandon McCarthy's seasonal Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play distribution box chart versus comparable players

Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Brandon McCarthy's MLB career with Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Brandon McCarthy Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play season-by-season breakdown table